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Problem being that in this sort of industry you can't improve your skills or increase your value without the 'company' (often not a company but an institution) doing the above to you.

I agree with what you're saying! I'm more pointing out that the problem isn't with educating more individuals (or doing it better) its with the way the system utilizes said individuals and their education/skills. You can't expect (or bemoan the lack of) breakthroughs if you are grinding the people you expect to make these advances into the dirt.